You have probably and most likely to have heard all the stories with regards to breast implants. Some say that they are dangerous and some say that they are perfectly safe. Which side of the story do you believe?

There are various groups that say one thing and the other, and this can be said about most things in life. Some even say that breast implants are directly linked to breast cancer but there is no evidence to even suggest that this is the case.

There is also another study that was performed in Canada not too long and that suggested that breast implants are linked towards women causing suicide. Again there is no real evidence to suggest this but in the study 40,000 women were part of the research. Of this amount 25,000 had implants and the remaining had another form of cosmetic surgery.

Those who had undergone breast implant surgery appeared to have a much lower than average risk of actually developing cancer of the breast and other conditions such as heart disease. But the possibility of a woman committing suicide after having cosmetic surgery is still being researched and more information is needed.

Whilst this concept may appear to be a little shocking it should be noted however that women who do opt for cosmetic surgery are checked for overall good health and their mental wellbeing before even being considered for surgery of any kind. Even though a mental screening is not always considered.

It is a fact that people are obsessed with how they look especially with coverage of super models and news of celebrities being able to go on crash diets and lose a great deal of weight.

A lot of people who are looking for surgery in order to improve their looks are really looking for no more than a happiness cure, just like someone who eats a chocolate bar. They want to be able and feel good about themselves and this perfectly normal, natural and indeed healthy.

What actually causes people to consider suicide are those who feel that they have been let down by the surgery after pinning all their hopes and what they believed to be a miracle fix to end all of their problems. In the research that was done, the number of women that had breast implants a staggering 73% of women were more than likely to commit suicide than those than did not undergo such a procedure.

Of those who had another form of cosmetic surgery, there was still a possibility that suicide could be committed but it was not as high as 73%. But what you should you remember is that this research shows the percentage of women that are of risk of performing suicide not the percentage of women that did performing suicide after having had cosmetic surgery.

Out of the 25,000 women who had undergone surgery for breast implants, a total of 58 women did commit suicide after feeling let down by the surgery.